Labor’s political stances on nbn

Should the Australian government continue to invest billions of dollars into the development of the National Broadband Network?statsdiscuss

Labor’s answer: Yes, a national high-speed fibre optic network is crucial for the future of Australia's economyThe National Broadband Network is the biggest, most important infrastructure project in Australia’s history. It is vital to the way we will provide health services, deliver a world class education, do business, deliver smart infrastructure and build a strong and growing economy.Source

Green’s political stances on nbn

Should the Australian government continue to invest billions of dollars into the development of the National Broadband Network?statsdiscuss

Green’s answer: YesThe Australian Greens strongly support the fibre-tothe- home National Broadband Network (NBN) currently being built by NBN Co. Linking Australia through fast broadband holds out the promise of increases in productivity, innovation and global cultural exchangeSource

Liberal’s political stances on nbn

Should the Australian government continue to invest billions of dollars into the development of the National Broadband Network?statsdiscuss

Liberal’s answer: No, a more cost effective solution should be developed such as fibre to the nodeA way to reduce the expense of labor’s fTTP nBn is to extend fibre to cabinets within a few hundred metres of user premises or into the basements of apartment blocks. ‘Fibre to the node,’ or fTTn, increases bandwidth at manageable expense by making use of the existing copper infrastructure over the last few hundred metres before reaching the customer’s premises.Source

Liberal Democrat’s political stances on nbn

Should the Australian government continue to invest billions of dollars into the development of the National Broadband Network?statsdiscuss

Liberal Democrat’s answer: No, this should be privatisedThe LDP supports an immediate end to state and federal government ownership of:
The National Broadband Network
Liberal Democrats NBN Plan:
(1) Start with $40 billion dollars.
(2) Return roughly $4000 tax cut over the next 10 years to all taxpayers to pay for internet services they actually want (or gasp, something else they think is more important).
(3) Let the internet develop organically like it was designed to do, keep politicians like 'Great Firewall of Australia' Conroy and Turnbull away from it.
https://www.facebook.com/LDP.australia/posts/10151391997442672Source

Socialist Alliance’s political stances on nbn

Should the Australian government continue to invest billions of dollars into the development of the National Broadband Network?statsdiscuss

Socialist Alliance’s answer: Yes"Socialist Alliance stands for a high-tech, fibre-to-the-premises NBN, kept fully in public hands. We challenge the ALP to pledge to maintain public ownership of the NBN, despite previously leaving open the privatisation...Source

Science’s political stances on nbn

Should the Australian government continue to invest billions of dollars into the development of the National Broadband Network?statsdiscuss

Science’s answer: Yes, using a fibre-to-the-premises modelScience personally submitted this answer on November 29th, 2017.This organization should be praised for their direct communication with voters and commitment to transparency in politics.Learn more about this organization on their WebsiteSource

Pirate Party’s political stances on nbn

Should the Australian government continue to invest billions of dollars into the development of the National Broadband Network?statsdiscuss

Pirate Party’s answer: YesThe current copper network is not sufficient to meet the requirements of a growing digital society. A fibre-to-the-premises infrastructure project that connects the majority of Australians to a fibre network, where economically feasible, is fundamental to the creation of a vibrant digital society in Australia.Source

Democratic Labour’s political stances on nbn

Should the Australian government continue to invest billions of dollars into the development of the National Broadband Network?statsdiscuss

Democratic Labour’s answer: NoWill abolish any monopoly provisions associated with the National Broadband and provide for the Productivity Commission to oversee the most cost effective way to provide all Australians with access to national broadband...Source

Arts Party’s political stances on nbn

Should the Australian government continue to invest billions of dollars into the development of the National Broadband Network?statsdiscuss

Arts Party’s answer: Yes, a national high-speed fibre optic network is crucial for the future of Australia's economyArts Party personally submitted this answer on July 12th, 2017.This organization should be praised for their direct communication with voters and commitment to transparency in politics.Learn more about this organization on their WebsiteSource